Mercedes Mone wins women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament at AEW Double or Nothing

Mercedes Mone is going to All In.

In the opening match of Sunday’s Double or Nothing, Mercedes Mone defeated Jamie Hayter in the finals of the women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament. With the win, she will now challenge either Toni Storm or Mina Shirakawa for the AEW Women’s title at All In on July 12. 

The match was competitive, with both women scoring multiple near falls. The finish had Mone go for a cradle, but drove Hayter’s neck down to the mat with a DDT on impact allowing Mone to score the three count.

Mone defeated Julia Hart and Athena to reach the finals, while Hayter defeated Billie Starkz and Kris Statlander. Last year’s winner was Mariah May, who promptly turned on her former mentor in Storm after winning the tournament. The two would go on to face off at All In 2024, where May defeated Storm to win the AEW Women’s title. At Revolution earlier this year, their storyline ended after Storm defeated May in a Hollywood Ending match.

Storm will defend the AEW Women’s Championship later at Double or Nothing against Shirakawa, who recently pinned Storm to earn a championship match.